Ousman Darboe’s death: Gov’t calls for calm as mass protests hit Serrekunda
By Lamin Njie
The Gambia government has said it will set up an ‘independent’ inquiry into the circumstances leading the death of a 33-year-old man.
Mass protests erupted in...
American citizens: US finally gets compelling clue over who killed Mamut Ceesay and Ebou...
By Lamin Njie
Two American citizens who disappeared while on a trip to The Gambia were killed on the orders of former president Yahya Jammeh, it has been...
Police name man who allegedly died in their custody as Ousman Darboe
Police in The Gambia have said they will continue their investigation into the death of Ousman Darboe.
Angry youths Wednesday stormed Serrekunda Police Station and Police Anti Crime...
Ex-jungler who specialised in torturing imams details what he did to BaKawsu and Imam...
By Lamin Njie
A former jungler Omar A Jallow on Tuesday said he took part in the torture of at least three Gambian imams.
Jallow who was member of...
After 15 long years, Point newspaper finally gets answer to its Who-Killed-Deyda question
By Lamin Njie
The Point has finally found an answer to its 15-year-old question regarding the killing of Deyda Hydara.
On December 16, 2004 Gambians woke up to the...
Gambia gov’t ‘disappointed’ over US human trafficking sorting
By Lamin Njie
The Gambia government has said it is disappointed that The Gambia has been sorted in Tier 3 in this year's United States Trafficking in Persons...
GPU reacts to Malick Jatta’s confession that he is behind Deyda Hydara’s brutal death
By GPU
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has learnt with mixed feelings of shock and relief about the killers of journalist Deyda Hydara, a founder and former president...
APRC cuts cake, reads quran to celebrate 25th anniversary of July 22nd coup
By Lamin Njie
Opposition APRC Monday held a cake cutting ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the July 22, 1994 military coup which brought former president Yahya...
Jammeh’s dollars for Deyda’s life: Ex-jungler bares how he and three others were given...
By Lamin Njie
A former member of former president Yahya Jammeh’s elite killing crew has detailed how he and three others were given dollars after a killing mission...
14-year-old girl was not kidnapped but rather spent night with her boyfriend, police say
By Lamin Njie
Police in The Gambia Monday rubbished claims a 14-year-old girl was kidnapped and held in an empty container.
Reports last week emerged on social media of...
Beleaguered Melville Roberts: Gov’t takes ‘concrete’ decision
By Lamin Njie
The Gambia government has taken a ‘concrete’ decision in the case of suspended Melville Robertson Roberts.
“The senior management of the ministry plus all the relevant...
Police officer who killed Kebba Secka arrested and charged with murder
By Lamin Njie
A first class police constable has confessed to stabbing a university student, police have said.
Police in The Gambia said they have charged Lamin Trawally with...
Tortured Saidykhan explains how Ngorr Secka was unsympathetic to him only for the ex-NIA...
By Lamin Njie
Former Independent newspaper editor Musa Saidykhan has explained how a former director of the National Intelligence Agency was unsympathetic to him only for him to...
‘Back Way:’ 122 Gambian women entered Italy in 2017, Immigration says
The number of Gambian women who entered Italy in 2017 totalled 122, the Gambia Immigration Department has said.
The department’s deputy director Hulay Jallow speaking at a summit...
Germany deports 20 Senegalese
Germany has deported over a dozen Senegalese asylum seekers back to Senegal.
Twenty Senegalese arrived in Dakar on Tuesday, as the world’s second most popular migration destination began...
SDGs unachievable without gender equality – UN
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has reaffirmed the importance of gender equality in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Speaking at the UN headquarters in New York...
Excitement as all Gambian high schools reunion is set for July 19 in Atlanta
The annual All Gambian High Schools Reunion is set to take place this coming weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The annual event which brings alumni from different...
Yankuba Touray to spend next three months at Mile 2 after high court dismissed...
By Momodou Justice Darboe
The High Court in Banjul Monday dismissed the bail application made on behalf of Yankuba Touray who is currently standing trial for murder, remanding...
Breaking: Senegal: Ousmane Tanor Dieng dies at 72
The secretary general of the Socialist Party in Senegal Ousmane Tanor Dieng has died aged 72. Senegalese local media reported Dieng died Monday morning in Bordeaux, France.
Dieng...
IGP dismisses claims he overstepped his authority in Kairaba Fatty’s case
By Lamin Njie
Inspector General of Police has dismissed claims he overstepped his authority in the case of Kairaba Fatty.
Kairaba Fatty of Banjulinding risks facing court action after...
